Hello Forum members, I have just registered. About us PLP Fire are a specialist fire alarm company providing maintenance repair and installation of all types and makes of fire alarm equipment from conventional to addressable. We are also Notifier by Honeywell distributors so if anyone is...
Hi all, I'm currently working my way through the EAL knowledge questions for the second time due to my assessor 'losing' my first attempt. Due to not being in college anymore, no access to BS7671 and a constant switch of college assessors it is hard to get any extra help, the wording of the...
Can anybody please tell me why some voltage testers trip MCB's when the prongs are placed between live and neutral terminals and which brands do not cause it to trip and give a voltage reading?
On a site and I have had a disagrement with a guy who has fitted some acess control equipment.
The control equipment is a wall mounted enclosure (plain white box with screw holding the lid on) and is fed by 230v by fuse spur.
I'm telling him that it must be labelled with 230v on a yellow...
4 Years ago I did a 1 day PAT testing course which gained me a certificate to say that I sat the course.
Would you say, bearing in mind the new amendments in the code of practise, that this would qualify me now to carry out inspection and testing of electrical equipment within my company now...
Hi all.
have a customer that wants to be able to control her outdoor lights ( all interconnected ) and her water feature from the comfort of her home! Can anybody recommend a kit to use ?
Hi All,
I am an IT Technician by trade and would welcome your theories on the following situation that I encountered today.
Today after an overnight powercut (believe a sub station went down temporarily) one our clients rang up to say there server wouldn't start. The server was attached to a...
Hello all,
I've recently went self-employed and I'm on the hunt for cheapish test equipment (for domestic use)? I don't want to be spending a fortune, as I will only be using it occasionally.
I would even consider buying second hand, but I thought I would ask for a bit of advice, thank you!
Phil
I am revising hard for my 2394-302 written exam tomorrow and have been looking at past Chief Examiners reports of City & Guilds.
Whilst I don't have the question could someone please help with regard to the testing of installed electrical equipment. The chief examiner makes the following comment...
Hello,
I am an IT Tech and not an Electrician so please excuse my ignorance... I have three monitors, one 860W computer and multiple other devices including printers etc.. plugged into 2 x 7 UK Power Socket Extension Cords which can be found by googling the following: Belkin Conserve Smart AV...
Hi guys, I'm doing an outdoor temp builders supply shortly. Existing house completely demolished. 1 phase U/G supply existing from pole. 2 x OMB's outside enclosure. 1 for suppliers meter and 1 for electricians equipment. As temp supply I'll treat it as a TT supply & use PME when house built...
Hi, ive just received my copy of COP4th Edition.
It says that insualtion resistance test 500V dc might harm I.T. equipment and to use alternative method.
I am using Martindale EasyPat 2100 which cant do 250V dc. Can anyone recommend a portable test instrument for the alternative test methods...
Hi all.
I'm a little confused with what's correct here. I was told from a tradesman that any circuits in bath/shower area and circuits supplying mobile equipment that can be used outdoors that were not on an RCD were to be a code C2 when carrying out a EICR. Can someone with more knowledge on...
Hi can someone please endorse or recommend a data logger to monitor and record refrigeration compressor on/off starts and a data logger to measure and record KWH. Thanks
Due to my company refusing to reimburse me for the 4th edition COP,
I have a copy for sale.
Its fitted into a folder with each page in a punch pocket, to keep it clean.
No writing or comments on the pages.
£45 ono
Free Postage
First refusal to you guys before it goes on EBAY
Not able to post any of these so prices based on collection.
Kewtech ACC50MTL (R2 Wander lead) £30
Kewtech pat testing adapter £10
Bosch DMF 10 Zoom £20
Sparky FK652 wall chaser 2100w 110v £100
Fluke 1652b £200
fluke t5-600 £45
9 step fibreglass ladder £30
3 step fibre glass ladder...
Hi guys,
Fairly recently qualified sparky here starting to do small solo jobs. I'm interested in views on insulation resistance testing on works to be signed off with a Minor Works Certificate. (Sorry this is a long post but I wanted to cover everything.)
One view on this is that you only test...
Moving to Australia and not taking any tools with me.
Here is a list off the top of my head:
20 & 25mm pvc conduit bending springs
Kewtech ACC50MTL (R2 Wander lead)
Makita LXT202 cordless combo kit
Kewtech pat testing adapter
Bosch DMF 10 Zoom
Sparky FK652 wall chaser 2100w 110v
Fluke...
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